NEWS
Artificial Intelligence to boost UAE
GDP by US$96 billion by 2030
R
apid adoption of Artificial
Intelligence (AI) solutions are
predicted to increase the UAE’s GDP
by US$96 billion by 2030, enabling
organisations to better meet and
predict customer and citizen trends
and drive digital business innovation.
As the UAE Strategy for AI guides
nationwide transformation, AI and
Machine Learning are entering the
mainstream. PwC predicts that AI
will contribute US$96 billion in UAE
GDP 2030.
By industry, Accenture says finance
(US$37 billion), healthcare (US$22
billion), and transport and storage
(US$19 billion) will see the biggest
growth by 2035.
Savitha Bhaskar, COO
at Condo Protego
“AI solutions can enable new
innovations that can augment the
existing workforce, optimising costs,
efficiency and innovation. Banks can
analyse credit and loan repayments,
hospitals can predict patient
treatment success, and government
agencies can enhance mega-
events management,” said Savitha
Bhaskar, COO at Condo Protego,
the UAE-based IT infrastructure
and information management
consultancy and solutions provider.
“AI and Machine Learning solutions
should meet business needs, and not
merely have futuristic technology for
technology’s sake.
“The massive computing power
needed for AI and Machine
Learning also means that
organisations need to invest in
high-performance information
management infrastructure.”
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du collaborates with Cisco to drive
its Digital Transformation journey
d
u, from the Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company
(EITC), in collaboration with Cisco, has unveiled a white paper
outlining its transformational journey towards becoming an ‘ICT
service provider’ by 2021.
Titled EITC Infrastructure Outlook 2021, the white paper sets the
framework for the company’s Digital Transformation in terms
of technology adoption, transition to digital services, as well as
customer centricity and uniformity of experience.
It describes how adopting a software-defined approach will help du
deliver innovative services, ensuring its longer-term success, in line
with supporting the UAE Vision 2021 strategy.
“As du drives its transformation agenda to spur expansion into new
growth areas, we have been working diligently towards bringing next
generation technologies such as 5G, IoT, AI and Blockchain into our
network,” said Saleem AlBlooshi, Chief Infrastructure Officer, EITC.
“We are collaborating with Cisco to map out how we will power a new
breed of solutions and services for our customers over the coming
five years and are excited about the opportunities this will bring to
the UAE’s ICT ecosystem.”
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Saleem AlBlooshi,
Chief Infrastructure
Officer, EITC
du’s key strategic pillars in driving change include a seamless
customer experience across channels, innovative services and
solutions, and agility in operations, with an underlining element of
continuous innovation behind each pillar.
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